mehrban ho ke bula lo mujhe chaho jis waqt
main gaya waqt nahin hun ki phir aa bhi na sakun

being kind at any time you please, you can call out for me
for i am not like time once past, again can never be

zoaf mein tana-e-aghyar ka shikwa kya hai
baat kuchh sar to nahin hai ki utha bhi na sakun

of rival's taunts, in weakened state, why should complaints unfold
'tis merely talk and not my head which i cannot uphold

zahr milta hi nahin mujh ko sitamgar warna
kya qasam hai tere milne ki ki kha bhi na sakun

o tyrant, poison is not found, else for my sorrow's sake
is it a vow to never meet you that i cannot take?

is qadar zabt kahan hai kabhi aa bhi na sakun
sitam itna to na kije ki utha bhi na sakun

lag gai aag agar ghar ko to andesha kya
shoala-e-dil to nahin hai ki bujha bhi na sakun

tum na aaoge to marne ki hain sau tadbiren
maut kuchh tum to nahin ho ki bula bhi na sakun

hans ke bulwaiye mit jaega sab dil ka gila
kya tasawwur hai tumhaara ki mita bhi na sakun